America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 392 Anne Hathaway and the Betrayer

"Jerry will never give up. His character will not change in another 20 years. It's a lot like his father."

California, South Pasadena.

In the estate of the Wilson family.

Slade Wilson said softly to Abel.

The reception has come to an end, and some guests have already left.

At the reception, Abel, who knew many Californians, looked at Slade Wilson with a smile:
"Then what is your position, Mr. Wilson?"

"Neutral," said Slade Wilson. "That's my position, Mr. Smith."

"Oh, that's great." Abel smiled: "This is the best news I've heard today."

Slade Wilson raised his glass with a smile.

The reception ends around nine o'clock.

Leaving Slade Wilson's manor in a Cadillac monster.

David Jones in the passenger seat handed over a satellite phone.

Abel took it with a blank expression, and said softly to the phone: "We can start."

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone.

A convoy of Cadillacs passed through downtown Los Angeles in the dark.

It didn't head to Malibu Beach, where Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears were.

The destination is 812 North Bedford Road in Beverly Hills.

The next morning.

wow——

In the bathroom of the master bedroom of the villa.

Abel turned off the water valve, took a bath towel and wrapped it around his waist, shook the water droplets from his hair, and walked out of the glass shower room.

In the bathroom outside, he saw Annie, who was wearing only a small white suspender and sports shorts. She was baring her teeth and cleaning her teeth with an electric spray toothbrush.

"Tsk tsk, sweet, cute and fresh~"

Abel hugged her from behind, kissed her fair neck, and praised with a smile.

Annie held a toothbrush, looked at Abel's smiling face in the mirror, pinched his evil paw angrily, and muttered coquettishly:
"Huh! I haven't come for so long, and Aymo couldn't get off the ground when I came. Fortunately, I came back in the morning!! Otherwise, I would be lying in it now."

Abel checked into 812 North Bedford Road last night.

This house is Annie's residence in Beverly Hills.

When Abel arrived, Anne was in New York and hadn't returned to Los Angeles.

Since January 2002, Annie has been running around in major cities across the United States for more than ten consecutive days.

The purpose is to promote MGM Film Group, the first film launched this year.

It is also a film that Smith Media places high hopes on, and the entire group attaches great importance to it.

It was the first live-action "Spider-Man" movie that Abel snatched from Sony together with the entire project team last year.

The film is scheduled to be released globally on January 1 this year.

As one of the important members of the main creative team, Anne Hathaway took on important publicity responsibilities.

She followed part of the crew, and during this time has been holding press conferences in major cities across the United States, and at the same time participating in various promotional activities to promote the release of the film.

Busy until today, January 1th, Anne finally ended the trip.

She had planned to spend the night in New York.

But he received the news that Abel lived in 812 North Bedford Road.

Anne Hathaway decided to rush back to Los Angeles overnight.

But the east and west coasts of the United States are so vast, it took her nearly nine hours to fly from New York.

Wait until Annie returns to 812 North Bedford Road.

It was already around four o'clock in the morning the next day.

When I get home.

Annie asked Lulana, the little maid who woke up next night, and knew that Abel and Aimo Alamuddin, who looked very similar to herself, had fallen asleep in the villa.

That's right, Aymo Alamuddin, who is very similar to Annie in temperament, has just come from London in the past few days.

She is now an important link between Abel and the law firm in London.

At the same time, because she looks a lot like herself.

Annie and her relationship are not bad, and they have been on Simmons for a long time, playing sister games with Abel.

Heard Aymo Alamuddin, after being hooted by Abel all night last night.

Annie hesitated for a while, and didn't look for Abel again.

She didn't come to the master bedroom to look for Abel until morning.

Aymo Alamuddin was sleeping like a dead pig when she came.

Anne could imagine that this British woman who looked very similar to her must have endured a lot of hardship last night.

Annie is definitely the one who has the most say in the combat effectiveness of her own men.

She had been with Abel in the early summer almost two years ago, when she was not even 17 years old.

Annie is almost 19 now.

It can be said that she and Jessica are the women who have been with Abel for the longest time.

Entering the master bedroom, I saw Abel walking towards him with a smile.

Anne disliked that he smelled of Amo Alamuddin all over him.

Coax him into the bathroom to wash up.

Abel finished washing and came out to find her who was brushing her teeth.

In the bathroom, Annie knew that as long as she showed the slightest hesitation, she would not refuse Abel's entanglement.

Then, the morning exercise will start properly, and everything will be delayed.

In the past few days, she felt that she was almost exhausted.

Every morning before eight o'clock, I have to get up.After getting up, I washed up, had breakfast and put on makeup, and then started to participate in various announced itineraries non-stop.

Including but not limited to press conferences, talk shows, talk variety shows, etc.

I get up at 8 o'clock every day, and I can't rest until after 11 o'clock in the evening.

Such an intensive work schedule made Annie, who was used to being around Abel, secretly complain.

The idea of ​​quitting the entertainment industry almost appeared in her mind again.

Fortunately, she has a stubborn personality, even if she wants to quit, it will be a matter of the future.Now, Anne gritted her teeth and carried it down.

It's just that she is tired because she is used to it, and she knows that if she is entangled by her lover now.

Couldn't get out at all for a few hours, and probably couldn't even move after that.

Annie was afraid, but she didn't know how to refuse.

Excluding the physical fatigue factor, she actually wanted to come too.

Back in Europe, she knew that Ikana and Li Fuzhen were pregnant.

Just like Jessica, she also wanted to get pregnant like them.

At that time, the two pestered Abel for a long time.

But for pregnancy, Li Fuzhen and Charlize fell for it several times.

Ikana prepared a bit, and was quickly shot.

Annie and Jessica, for over a week, with no results.

It can only be said that individual physiques are different.

After returning to the United States, because Abel was busy.

Annie hasn't seen him for two months, and she actually misses him mentally.

It's just that the body is quite tired, and it's because of the busy work in the past half month.

And Abel, who fully knew her schedule during this period and knew that she was very tired.

It didn't mean that he had to catch her at this time and start exercising immediately.

He smiled and said, "Your body is not good. You need to start exercising."

It is different from Jessica who pays great attention to her figure and is very diligent in fitness.

Annie is a slacker and a homebody in this respect.

When not filming, not going out shopping.

Don't talk about fitness.

She is the kind of house girl who stays at home every day, doesn't go out unless she can, and plays game consoles every day.

Looking at her originally flat stomach, she felt a little fleshy.

"Fit out with me!" He forced.

Annie breathed a sigh of relief.

If you exercise, you can exercise, and you can rest.

Better than being pulled onto a Simmons without a break for hours.

ten minutes later.

In the gym of the villa.

Annie has already changed into a black tight vest and black sports shorts. A pair of long tui is really against the sky.

"Tsk tsk, what a perfect set of fire bags!"

Abel looked at Annie, who looked exactly like Audrey Hepburn and Juliet Roberts, and raised his eyebrows and clicked his tongue in admiration.

"Is it my fire bag holder that feels better to hold, or Aymo's, or someone else's?"

Annie squinted, and glanced at Abel angrily.

"Oh, it's hard to compare this kind of thing. Everyone has their own feeling. If you have a grade... you have to be divided, so my dear, you must be an S grade."

Abel looked smug, and shamelessly embraced Annie's slender waist, who was blushing, and said with raised eyebrows.

"Hmph! I don't want to exercise now. I want to let you know that my fire bag frame is the one that makes you most comfortable!"

Annie flicked her golden ponytail, dragged Abel's arm, and walked out of the gym in disbelief.

"Hahaha~ Just kidding. Honey. You look tired. I asked Coach Mary to help you formulate a plan to relax and adjust your body. As for the feel of the fire bag, when can't it be? "

Half an hour later, Abel couldn't hold back his laughter as he watched Annie running hard on the treadmill, her legs seemed to be filled with lead.

"Well, I can see that you really lack exercise."

"Humph! Huhuhu—stop running!"

Annie, who was already flushed and sweaty, turned off the treadmill, leaned on the handrails with both hands, bent slightly, and took a deep breath.

Seeing her like this, Mary, the first-level recovery coach of the USA Gymnastics national team, did not dare to stop her.

Annie's progress has not even completed 1/10 of the plan made by Coach Mary.

But Anne is not coach Mary, those players in the national team.

If Anne doesn't practice, Coach Mary can't do anything about it.

Abel could tell that Anne had no habit of exercising at all.

He also doesn't care about charging $750 an hour, a professional that many people can't hire.

Abel stretched out his hand to support her, and said with a chuckle:
"You. You still have to pay attention. In addition to Coach Mary, I will find you a dance fitness coach later. Ballet dancing is good for your shape. Swimming is also the best way to shape your shape."

"Ah...why? I don't want to work so hard..." said Anne Hathaway, who may be the most beautiful house girl in the world.

"It's not impossible to say. Because according to MGM's plan." Abel smiled and said:
"Next "Spiderman" two and three will be shot continuously, and the filming will be finished directly. You are in these two films, and there will be some action scenes later."

"After the trilogy ends, according to MGM's plan. You, Gwen MJ, will become the new Spider-Man and have your own independent movie."

"You start exercising now. It will be easier when you're filming later."

Abe will never forget that Anne Hathaway appeared as Catwoman in DC's Batman movies.

DC is already in Warner's pocket, and Abel has no way to get it over.

Due to her own reasons, there is a high probability that Anne will not play Catwoman.

Unless Abel insists.

The image of Anne is not very suitable for Black Widow.

But as far as Abel knew, Annie still liked movies very much.

He thought that simply let Annie, from the combination of Gwen and MJ, become a female spider.

After Maguire's trilogy ended.

Annie appeared in the future Marvel Universe in the form of the female Spider-Man.

Spider-Man, even if it is a woman, even if it uses a lot of special effects.

But there should be fighting scenes, even if you can use a double.Anne had better be a little airy herself.

That way it will look better when the movie is being shot.

It satisfies Abel's feelings more.

When the two of them are alone, he can also tear off the female spider's leather jacket and enjoy Gwen MJ under the spider armor...

Looking at Annie, whose eyes lit up and wanted to ask after he explained.

"Hehe, specific things. Someone will tell you later."

Abel stroked her hair with a chuckle, then pulled her up and said, "Let's go, take a hot bath, and you'll feel much better."

Annie was pulled up, so she could only hold Abel's arm and walked to the bathroom in the other bedroom. Abel helped her put the water in, and after watching her sit in the bathtub, he smiled and said, "Relax, wash slowly. .”

"Aren't you going to wash with me?"

I thought that Abel would follow him into the bathtub, but Annie found out that he didn't mean it, so she couldn't help but give Abel a charming look, and seduce him.

Afraid of returning home, but the two haven't seen each other for two months.With so much physical contact just now, Annie is also thinking about it now.

"Hehe, forget it, I have a meeting later, and I have a briefing to read. You know, if I wash with you, then you will be like Aymo. Okay, take your time. , I'll find you when I've rested enough, I'll go out first."

Abel did not accept Annie's invitation, although he would have loved to stay.

But he also knew that Annie was very tired now, and he treated Annie differently from other women after all.

Besides, he really has something to do today.

His motorcade soon left Beverly Hills and drove into Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is a city with very few tall buildings. There are only dozens of high-rise buildings in the city center, and all other places are low-rise buildings.

According to the standards of Chinese people more than ten years later, Los Angeles may be a large county at this time, and the number of high-rise buildings is not as many as some counties in China more than ten years later.

Many buildings in the city center were built more than ten or twenty years ago. They are very old and do not change much every year. There are only a handful of new high-rise buildings.

Except that the development on the west coast is relatively late, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.

It is also because Los Angeles, which is in perfect condition in all aspects, is on a very active seismic zone.

It has experienced many large-scale earthquakes in its history and suffered heavy losses.

Up to now, there will be some small earthquakes every year.

This special situation limits the demand for high-rise buildings here, and it will never be so urgent.

After all, unlike Neon, the whole country is in the earthquake zone, so we can only desperately study the anti-earthquake construction technology.

On the American side, the area is vast and sparsely populated.If you can't build tall buildings, then just develop flat.

After half an hour.

In South Hollywood, in the MGM Tower with Smith Media Lego hanging.

in the conference room.

A group of senior executives of Smith Media, headed by Abel, surrounded a TV.

On the TV, the financial news channel of NBC TV station is playing.

Inside the screen, Calpacific Electric CEO Hughes is being interviewed by reporters.

"...Mr. Hupps. What do you think of the vicious accident that happened to your company in Yorba Linda?"

a reporter asked.

"Very unfortunate. An accident that no one wants to see."

Hupus replied.

"Then Pacific Electric, why hasn't it made compensation until now? You must know that a total of 37 houses were damaged in the fire. Some were even razed to the ground and burned to ashes!"

"Pacific Electric is a responsible company. We did something wrong and of course we will be held accountable!"

On the TV screen, Facing the microphones of dozens of reporters, Shupes looked serious.

"Then why does your company only offer courtesy condolences until now. There is no specific compensation plan? Even the AFL-CIO is involved. Because it is said that you do not attach importance to workers' compensation."

Faced with this serious question, Shupes looked pale and dull.

The CEO hesitated for a few seconds before answering the reporters:
"This is because I am just a CEO, not the chairman of Pacific Electric. You should interview Mr. Smith for rights and plans in this regard. Mr. Smith is the largest shareholder and director of Pacific Electric long!"

A reporter pointed the microphone directly to Shupes' mouth:

"Mr. Hupes, you mean it's not your fault. Mr. Smith's?"

"That's right." On the TV, Shupus said with a pale face:

"This is the responsibility of Abel Smith. He is the first person in charge of the company, and you should all go to him!"

"Wow—"

The reporters at the scene were uproarious.

None of them expected that Shupes would dare to directly shirk responsibility like this.

Dare to put the responsibility on Abel Smith directly in front of the reporter.

Who is that?
That's Abel Smith, a Wall Street giant who is more powerful than Buffett and Soros.

An existence that makes reporters dare not report indiscriminately in the face of his news.

Hupus actually dared to say that now, he was really too courageous.

The tone and actions of the reporters became excited.

The questions asked are also more explosive, and they are all starting to guide and coax Shupus to report even more powerful news.

And the audience in front of the TV screen was not limited to Abel and his people.

At the other end of Los Angeles, in a mansion in South Pasadena.

Home of former California Governor and current California Attorney General Jerry Brown.

Snapped--

A crisp sound sounded, and a remote control was smashed hard on the TV.

The glass of the TV was cracked and covered with cracks.

The remote was also broken into several pieces.

Jerry Brown, 64, has heaving chest and eyes that seem to spew fire from the TV.

He looked at Shupus on the TV screen, as if he wanted to catch Shupus and kill him.

"Unbelievable, this is really a super stupid!"

Next to him came the voice of his eldest son Caddy Brown.

Beside Cady Brown, and also at Slade Wilson's reception last night, was the handsome Gavin Newson, and another man about Gavin Newson's age.

The man's name was Bo Dunbar.

"He's not stupid at all."

Jerry Brown said in a low voice.

Beau Dumbledore beside Gavin Newson whispered, "You mean..."

"children."

Jerry Brown restrained his anger from smashing the TV.

He pointed to the shattered TV screen, in front of the reporter, and Hupus, who was slandering Abel Smith, said - "This guy obviously betrayed me."

Caddy Brown was a little ignorant, and didn't know why Shupes scolded Smith for betraying his father.

From his father's point of view, Shupus should be helping his father by doing this.

"I see what you mean," Gavin Newsom said.

"I understand too." Bo Dengbo said first:

"You mean, the fellow may have betrayed you. He's taken the other side?"

Jerry Brown, who could no longer see the furious look just now, nodded with a smile.

"Bo, Gavin. You are very smart. Joseph and William, both have a smart son."

Jerry Brown glared at the elder son next to him, "Cady is not as smart as you."

Gavin Newsom looked at Cady Brown, who had a displeased expression on his face.

Bo Deng Bo said with a smile: "Cady is just not talented in this area. He is better at doing business. In terms of doing business, Gavin and I can't compare with him."

Jerry Brown shook his head with a smile.

Caddy Brown looked gratefully at Beau Dunbar, who smiled slightly at him.

Witnessing all this, Gavin Newson sighed in his heart, once again he felt that he was not as good as Bo Dumbledore.

Fortunately, Bo's younger brother is more than a hundred times worse than me!

Gavin Newsom comforted himself in this way.

the other side.

MGM Tower.

Looking at the TV screen, Hupus slandered himself.

Abel, who should have been angry, showed a faint smile.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his head and looked at the senior executives of Smith Media around him.

"Everyone, let's get to work."

　It's amazing, my wife is also positive for antigen today.Both daughters are on the mend.

　　My five-month-old son and I have been fine until now... I can't say that it's fine. My son has a cough and a runny nose, and my throat has never stopped.But everything else is normal, and there is no fever...

　　The one who was most worried about his son was the youngest after all.But now, are we fathers born to cook?Or are the two of us kind of really asymptomatic?The antigen is gone now, and I don’t know if I want to test it.

　　But taking care of the patients is really hard work. There are still two little girls who don’t understand anything and a wife who is afraid of pain. I haven’t coded these days... This chapter is the last manuscript, and I have to start coding today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)